Awards and Certificates

ESET has the highest “Advanced+” ratings in retrospective testing, and gained the “Best Overall Performance” in 2009.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus has won an unprecedented number of Virus Bulletin's VB100 awards — more than any other security product.

Awarded CNET “Editors’ Choice”, which recognizes outstanding products that represent the best available choice in their respective industries. (April 2009).

ESET Smart Security 4 was awarded “Software of the Year 2009” by PC PRO, a monthly computer magazine published in the United Kingdom.

ESET is the overall winner of the “Kick Ass! Award” that was issued by the Maximum PC magazine in January 2009.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus received the “Best Performance Award” in 2009 for the perfect control of resources and excellent product performance.

Users awarded ESET Smart Security with “Best Technical Award for Security Software” and ESET NOD32 Antivirus placed second (2009).

ESET Smart Security 4 was awarded the top spot in the test comparing fourteen paid security suites with a built-in antimalware and firewall.

The leading IT magazine PChome, which connect millions of home users in China, recognized ESET NOD32 Antivirus with the "2010 Editor's Choice" award.

In 2010, ESET NOD32 Antivirus was named the winner of Computer Digest Editor's Choice award in the category of antivirus software.
 

"ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop is a fully fledged antivirus solution that plays an essential role in protecting your online identity."

ESET Smart Security placed second in a comparison test thanks to excellent protection against emerging threats, fast scanning and low demands on resources.

The PC World Mexico Awards distinguish the highest level products to determine valuable purchase choices for home users. (January 2009)

In 2009, ESET was highly evaluated by power users in the Antivirus Software Satisfaction Survey conducted by Japan-based ASCII General Research Institute.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus was named the winner of the “Best Antivirus Program” category at Softonic Awards in 2009.

ESET received the “Best Buy Award” in April 2008, given to AV industry leaders that excelled in both detection capabilities and ease of use.

For two consecutive years in 2008 and 2009, ESET received the China IT Brand Fengyun Bang Editor’s Choice Award.
 

ESET NOD32 Antivirus was certified for detection and cleaning of malware again in 2011.
Certified for Mac: ESET is the first antivirus company to have achieved ICSA certification for OS X.

ESET holds a record number of VB100 Awards, and the product ESET NOD32 Antivirus has never missed an In-The-Wild virus.

ESET Smart Security has passed every test by West Coast Lab and has been certified with Checkmark (2010).

In September 2010, ESET Smart Security received the VMware Ready certification, which ensures that ESET is fully compatible with the VMware environment.

ESET Smart Security has received certificates from AV-Test.org for OS Windows XP and  7. To obtain such certificate products must score high in the areas protection, repair and usability.

After extensive testing and evaluation, the CheckVir laboratory certified ESET with the Highest Advanced Rank (2008).

In 2009, ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 and ESET Smart Security obtained the “Compatible with Windows 7” logo.